Samsung Galaxy S II For AT&T Coming Out On October 2, $199 On Contract
Guess what October 2 is? The launch date of the new Galaxy S II for AT&T? Yup! It also is my birthday. Now, if I may ask: will you guys, the readers, gift me an AT&T Galaxy S II on my birthday? Just kidding, but on a more serious note, are you actually going to buy the 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.3.4 with 16GB storage, 4G HSPA+ data, 2MP front-facing camera for video chats, all on a svelte smartphone with an 8 megapixel camera and 1080p HD video recording? Well, for $199.99 on contract, it sounds like a great buy.
Despite Google+ being available for over 90 days now, it was nothing more than a field trial. As of today it has hit beta, and with that 9 new features worth mentioning. First off is searching for users and posts (finally). Next is open signups for everyone, turning Google+ into a beta, so now you can actually get on it if you hadnt been invited. Next is video Hangouts for mobile devices starting with an update to their Android app and an iOS app update coming soon. Another feature is to make a public broadcast that anyone can see, with up to nine different users as part of your public broadcast, however this feature may be restricted to famous users or corporations.
Men get DROIDS and women get — Rhymes? No, no, no. The HTC Rhyme has a single-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA Super LCD screen, 768MB RAM, and a 5 megapixel camera (no front-facing or LTE). On top of all of the silly stuff, the HTC Rhyme will come with a LED charm indicator that plugs into the 3.5mm headset jack, so that a woman could place it on her purse and would be notified of incoming calls or texts. It would also come with a pair of headphones and an alarm clock. It’s an insult really. Not even a dual-core processor.
So now at select shops and restaurants you can begin using Google Wallet with your MasterCard on a Sprint Nexus S 4G. Since this is an initial launch, only MasterCards and Nexus S 4Gs are currently supported, but eventually VISA, Discover, American Express, and tons of other NFC-enabled Android phones will have access to Google Wallet later this year. Not only that, but there are 300,000 PayPass locations around the world for Google Wallet users to use, plus initial users will receive a $10 bonus on their Google Prepaid MasterCard accounts if activated before the end of the year. Check out Google’s blog post about it; they have some cool video of it in action.
What you’re looking at above is the TouchPad Go — in other words, a 7-inch Touchpad. Since HP has killed off webOS for the meantime however, we will not know of this 7-inch webOS powerhouse. Purported specs included a 1.5GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, a rear-facing camera with flash, front-facing cam, 16GB storage and a 4:3 aspect ratio for the 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024×768, like the 9.7-inch Touchpad. However, what was going to be the most interesting about this little prototype is the NFC chip that is seemingly included. Oh well. Via: 
